Auckland's singles game has improved a lot since he got married. First he reached his first Challenger quarters in nine months and that too as a qualifier and then he played his first ever senior match and went on to reach the quarters.

Auckland's career has reached a point where he must make a few very important decisions. At this moment, his doubles game has reached a stage where he can play Tour matches very regularly but his singles game is still Challenger standard.

So he will need to make a decision every single week - "Will I play Tour doubles? Or will I play in Challengers, where I'll have a good chance in doing well in singles?"

Because at this moment, his singles ranking means that he will have little chance of qualifying for Tour events.